Life – Page 20 – Life is a Journey

My week so far…

Posted on November 7, 2013October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

I’ve been rather busy this week, which is why I haven’t been around much. I’ve been taking my daily walk with the pups, plus doing another workout (either cardio or weights) most days.

On Monday morning just one of Mum’s flowers was opened, today I noticed they all were (but forgot to take a photo).

There has been lots of jobs done around the house, including the cleaning of both girls rooms….

the dropping off of donations…don’t worry we didn’t donate Bailey…

and the packing up of the Halloween decor…so sad I won’t see it for another 11 months :-(. On the plus side I’ve already put out a few of my more neutral Christmas decorations.

Christy is still off sick – the doctor just said she’s been unlucky to pick up another virus. And since I’ve been home all week (with the exception of Uniform shop and grocery shopping), I’ve spent extra time hanging out with my two mates.

Here’s Rosie under my desk as I do some filing.

And this is what happens when you eat dinner on the couch….

Hope you’re having a great week. Any plans for the weekend? I’m not sure what we’re up to – depends on if Amy has friends over for school work, and Kevin has to work on Sunday. I do plan to work on my Germany momento album as there is another 20% off sale and I want to get it ordered.

Trick or Treat

Posted on October 31, 2013October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Happy Halloween. Hope those of you that celebrate had a great night.

My day started like all others of late, with a lovely sunrise walk. Since Christy was at Montessori this week she was able to wear a Halloween t-shirt to school.

And for a surprise, everyone (except me) got some chocolates in their lunch.

Not to worry, I bought these two goodies for myself yesterday. The owl cup holder was from Typo and the Flamingo mug from Big W. Love them both so much!!!

As you can see the veggie garden has started to take off. I think I might even be able to pick some of these lettuces next week.

The girls had friends over this afternoon, and had fun making some cupcakes.

Before getting dressed up to go trick or treating. Amy is a member of the Black Parade (from a song by My Chemical Romance) and Christy is someone from Monster High.

After an hour out collecting lollies & chocolates (and an orange) they returned home and finished decorating the cupcakes.

They turned out so cute.

After the guests left and Amy (with Kevin) headed out to drama, I turned off the lights so I could enjoy my Halloween candles.

If you want to see a full Halloween House Tour please check out the video below.

Do you decorate for Halloween or go Trick or Treating?

2 birds in 2 days!

Posted on October 30, 2013October 12, 2026 by Libby Withnall

On Sunday night I let Bailey out to see what I thought was a moth (he had been watching through the window) but was instead this cute little baby bird. It seemed unjured but since it was dark I bought it inside overnight, to take to the vets for a checkover in the morning.

Monday morning started with the usual morning walk.

Spotted some Rosellas in the trees today.

Then I had to drive Christy to High School. Yep, she’s spending a week in year 7 at the Montessori school just as a final check to make sure she fits in with the way of teaching, and to make sure she likes it, which she does. But driving to and from twice a day has lost me 6 hours this week!!! Thankfully the girls should be able to catch a bus next year.

After I dropped her off I headed to the vets, who told me the bird (can’t remember what type) was a fledgling and is able to fly. So I bought him back home and sent him off with his Mum & Dad, who came from the trees behind us when they heard him chirping.

Be sure to watch the video if you’d like to see his release back into the wild.

Then, you won’t believe it but that night we found another baby bird in Mum & Dad’s backyard. He seemed healthy as well but he couldn’t fly. So we had another overnight visitor.

Tuesday morning.

Walk, weights workout, Christy to school and another visit to the vets. This time I left the bird behind to be handed over to WIRES, who will look after him until he can fly, and then most likely he will be brought back to the area and released. Oh, and this one is a Wattlebird.

I then headed down to Shellharbour Square to meet up with Mel for morning tea and some shopping. I totally forgot about taking photos so be sure to watch my day in the life vlog if you want to see more of my day.

Hmm… funny that the few photos I took are all of Christmas stuff :-).

Bed, Bath & Table display.

Two questions today.

One, do you ever find baby birds in your yard? We seem to have a few each year (by only in recent years)

Two, have you bought any Christmas decorations yet? I’ve picked up a couple of things but won’t by any more until I get my house decorated and see if I have more room available.

Basketball season begins

Posted on October 27, 2013October 12, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Once again the day started with a walk to the lake. However, today it was a bit later (it was cool out this morning) and I had Kevin with me.

We let the dogs off for a run and they chased the swans away.

Back home I decided it was time they had a bath.

Then I helped Kevin finish off the cable room. It was in desperate need of a good declutter and tidy (which you will know if you saw the vlog on the 22nd). Such an improvement. And now I don’t have to worry about injuring myself when I go in there.

For an afternoon snack I made some kale chips. Love that the girls really enjoy these.

It was the best day outside.

So I took the dogs out for a brush and foot fur trim (which was well overdue).

Then I sat out in the pavilion for a while working on my Germany photo book (yep, still working on that !!!!)

Then tonight was the first home game of the basketball season.

And it was a special one for the Hawks who celebrated 1000 games.

They also retired the jersey of my fav player ever – Melvin Thomas.

I was very excited to find baked sweet potatoes on offer for dinner. Much yummier than the salad wrap I am usually stuck with.

We had some unusual and funny entertainment tonight.

And best of all we won. Yay!

Kevin came with me tonight as the girls were having dinner at Nan’s. Christy is my usual basketball partner as Kevin really isn’t very interested any more, but he was good enough to come with me. We had to pick up our tickets and I didn’t want any hassles.

Do you have any events you attend without your partners? In addition to the basketball, I sometimes attend concerts on my own, though nowadays one of the girls might come with me.